Planes the US ever built.

...a good poop.

. . . . . the Beluga.

I had a friend who got a job in Goleta converting old passenger planes to carry cargo.

It was also the first plastic model I ever assembled. It was so "modernistic", and as a big Space Cadets fan, it was the closest thing to a real space rocket that existed at the time.

Now that I'm an old fart My favorite military aircraft is the A4D Sykhawk.



But my very favorite aircraft of all is the Cessna 172, also (coincidentally) called the Skyhawk.



I know. How very boring and pedestrian an aircraft to be enamored of. But, like they say, there's no explaining love.

300+ hrs. I feel more at home in a 172 than my own bathroom.

it is like someone said "make the meanest looking plane imaginable".

I remember watching a pair of F-4's come in for an attack run, then stand the aircraft on their tails and shoot practically straight up.

the stabilizers angle downward.

I think I recall hearing it referred to as a "flying brick."

and the earlier models would leave a trail of smoke unless the engines were in afterburner. So, it also had the nickname "Clean Air Converter".

The same park had an old railroad steam engine and a fire truck.

That was back when dangerous playground equipment was normal.

A kid could fall off of any of those things and break a bone and nobody got sued, it was just life.

Anyways, there was enough of them that I'm sure many ended up in similar circumstances.



http://www.airplaneboneyards.com/davis-monthan-afb-amarg-airplane-boneyard.htm

And a train. Lots of sharp metal everywhere, and we climbed all over them.

The plane is gone now. The train has a fence around it with signs forbidding climbing.

SO glad I grew up in those bad old days!

The Thunderbirds just came in today for the weekend, they let everyone know it too.

I do not click on link-only posts......or ones with just videos as those of us who deaf or hard-of-hearing get no information from video-only links.

So often a video conveys in five minutes what would have taken 20 seconds to read.

The subject line should say what your post is about, IMO

If it says "Oh wow!" or "I can't believe this", I pass it up.

And if they echo the title I go no further. It's so disrespectful to the reader.

I wonder how many people have that guy on ignore.

He needs to shit-can his word a day calendar and quit trying so hard.

You both make a great point.

Lol! Repetition of the title followed by an attempt to sound intelligent.

And frequently that poster uses the wrong words - ruining the whole attempt. It can be pretty funny sometimes.

I hate that shit...

And there are a few who do nothing but this. But of course, one can't post their names. IMO, all such posts should be removed, and continued behavior of this type should be grounds for PPR.

One of my biggest pet peeves here along with "OMG" and "You won't believe this" with no text.

So annoying!

I WOULD DO THAT FOR YOU MY SWEET; yes INDEED

I have seen so many posts that appear to be from an article but no source. I take little to no credit in such posts.

Number 17 will shock you!!!

click here!!!




Okay, content:

Surely a lot of that is coming from smartphones or tablets. The awkward keyboards and limited cut and paste abilities make it difficult to do much more than post a link.

appreciate it

I agree completely. If you don't grab my interest then don't bother to post a meaningless link.